Below we analyse the performance of the leaders Justin Rose and Jamie Donaldson, plus compare the Genworth Statistics of the marquee group Kaymer, McIlroy and Woods at the finish of the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Justin ROSE -5

World number 5 Justin Rose ranked well in most of the Genworth Statistics categories over a course that has been significantly toughened up compared to previous years. For the round he managed 13/18 Greens in Regulation and Scrambled successfully 4/5 times. Best of all, Justin led the field alongside five other players for scoring on the Par 5 holes (with a 4.25 average) and holed a greenside bunker shot for birdie on his final hole (the 9th).

Tournament Stats

Result

Rank

Stroke Average

67.00

1

Driving Accuracy

50.0%

54

Driving Distance

289 yds

31

Greens in Reg

72.2%

16

Scrambles

80.0%

12

Sand Saves

100%

1

Putts per Gir

1.615

10

Putts per Round

26.0

9

1 Putts per Rnd

8.00

30

Tournament Stats

Result

Rank

Par 3 Scoring

3.00

36

Par 4 Scoring

3.80

2

Par 5 Scoring

4.25

1

Eagles per Rnd

0.00

-

Birdies per Rnd

6.00

1

Pars per Rnd

11.00

-

Bogeys per Rnd

1.00

3

Others per Rnd

0.00

1

Par 5s in 2

0.0%

12

Jamie DONALDSON -5

Considering the playing conditions, Jamie Donaldson drove the ball well, hitting 64.3% of the fairways (9/14). He was also pretty accurate into the greens (12/18). But it was his short game that really sparkled with 9 single putts over the 18 holes and a Genworth Scrambles statistic of 83.3% (5/6). Jamie scored under Par for each of the different hole types, including leading the Par 5 Scoring statistic alongside Rose, Coetzee, Singh, Whiteford and Mulroy.

Tournament Stats

Result

Rank

Stroke Average

67.00

1

Driving Accuracy

64.3%

13

Driving Distance

287 yds

42

Greens in Reg

66.7%

29

Scrambles

83.3%

8

Sand Saves

50.0%

52

Putts per Gir

1.583

6

Putts per Round

25.0

4

1 Putts per Rnd

9.00

9

Tournament Stats

Result

Rank

Par 3 Scoring

2.75

8

Par 4 Scoring

3.90

8

Par 5 Scoring

4.25

1

Eagles per Rnd

0.00

-

Birdies per Rnd

6.00

1

Pars per Rnd

11.00

-

Bogeys per Rnd

1.00

3

Others per Rnd

0.00

1

Par 5s in 2

0.0%

12

Genworth Statistics of the marquee group

On a day where the field as a whole averaged approximately 50% of Fairways in Regulation, incredibly the eagerly awaited marquee group managed a total of just 13 Fairways in Regulation between them out of a possible 42 (that's 31%). Their wayward driving combined with the penal rough quickly put a stop to any potential low scores, turning it into a day for survival. Martin and Tiger managed to keep their scores respectable but Rory just couldn’t get anything going. Below we list their Round 1 Genworth Statistics side by side.

Genworth Statistics

Martin KAYMER-1

Tiger WOODSEven

Rory MCILROY+3

Stat

Rank

Stat

Rank

Stat

Rank

Stroke Average

71.00

16

72.00

32

75.00

83

Par 3 Scoring

2.75

8

2.75

8

3.50

111

Par 4 Scoring

4.00

19

4.20

70

4.10

37

Par 5 Scoring

5.00

63

4.75

24

5.00

63

Driving Accuracy

21.4%

116

35.7%

94

35.7%

94

Driving Distance

280 yds

73

289 yds

31

289 yds

31

Greens in Reg

66.7%

29

55.6%

67

66.7%

29

Par 5's in 2

0

12

1

2

0

12

Scrambles

50.0%

67

62.5%

40

50.0%

67

Sand Saves

-

-

-

-

66.7%

35

Putts per GIR

1.750

42

1.900

86

1.833

63

Putts per Rnd

29.0

47

29.0

47

31.0

78

1 Putts per Rnd

7

51

6

64

5

82

Eagles per Rnd

0.00

-

0.00

-

0.00

-

Birdies per Rnd

4

11

4

11

2

63

Pars per Rnd

11

-

10

-

13

-

Bogeys per Rnd

3

49

4

71

1

3

Others per Rnd

0.00

1

0.00

1

2

115

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